NLIHC is excited to welcome Tiara Wood as our new external affairs coordinator! Tiara will provide essential support to NLIHC’s Development, Events, and Communications teams, focusing on the areas of visual storytelling, content creation, event planning, media relations, marketing, web management, and fund development. Before joining NLIHC, Tiara was senior program associate of communications for the National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA), where she played a vital role in increasing the national impact of the organization by deploying a strategic communications plan, boosting social media engagement, and managing onsite teams in support of national events. She also worked for Star Eyed Events, where she designed and developed a brand identity for the organization’s fan conventions and improved its communications strategy via social media channels. Tiara earned her bachelor of arts degree in political science from Furman University, while also playing on the university’s Division I basketball team.